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YVR · Vancouver, Canada
--:--:-- · PDT (UTC-07:00) · 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W
Vancouver International Airport
Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 1941; ident CYVR; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
yvr.ca
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceVancouver International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
YVR / CYVR
OurAirports ident
CYVR
GPS / local code
CYVR
ISO region
CA-BC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
yvr.ca
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q321224
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 10:49 AM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--PDT · UTC-07:00
Time zone
PDT
America/Vancouver · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
7.8 km
Approximate distance to central Vancouver.
Country capital
Ottawa
Languages
English, French
Currency
CAD ($)
Country area
9,984,670 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
11,500 ft / 3,505 m
Runway surface
concrete (2), asphalt
Opened / operator
1929 · Vancouver Authority
Owner / entity
Transport Canada
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Vancouver International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver's built-up core sits roughly 7.8 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Vancouver (UTC-07:00, PDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Vancouver International Airport (YVR / CYVR) is at 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W, elevation 14 ft (4 m), serving Vancouver, Canada.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Vancouver is in Canada (capital Ottawa); regulated by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); on America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00); working languages: English, French; currency: CAD ($).
Distance from central Vancouver: 8 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for YVR.
Primary airport name
Vancouver International Airport (YVR / CYVR)
Vancouver International Airport · Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Source identifiers
CYVR · CYVR · CA-BC
yvr.ca · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Location cue
It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
1. Richmond
richmond · 4.3 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 209,937 · city coordinates 49.1700, -123.1368
2. Marpole
marpole · 4.5 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 27,843 · city coordinates 49.2136, -123.1298
3. Blundell
blundell · 4.7 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 18,065 · city coordinates 49.1553, -123.1571
4. Brighouse-City Centre
brighouse-city-centre · 4.8 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 62,855 · city coordinates 49.1667, -123.1333
5. Seafair
seafair · 4.9 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 16,070 · city coordinates 49.1500, -123.1833
6. Dunbar-Southlands
dunbar-southlands · 5.4 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 21,245 · city coordinates 49.2422, -123.1884
1. YYJ CYYJ
Victoria International Airport · Victoria
63 km from YVR · America/Vancouver · +0h · elevation 63 ft (19 m) · airport coordinates 48.6472, -123.4278
2. SEA KSEA
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle
205 km from YVR · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 433 ft (132 m) · airport coordinates 47.4479, -122.3103
3. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna
287 km from YVR · America/Vancouver · +0h · elevation 1,421 ft (433 m) · airport coordinates 49.9561, -119.3780
1. YVR-YYJ
Victoria · 63 km · 55m
America/Vancouver · +0h from YVR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. YVR-SEA
Seattle · 205 km · 1h 6m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from YVR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. YVR-YLW
Kelowna · 287 km · 1h 12m
America/Vancouver · +0h from YVR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 11,500 ft / 3,505 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for YVR.
Runway identifiers
08L/26R · 08R/26L · 13/31
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. YYJ CYYJ
Victoria International Airport · Victoria · 63 km from YVR
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 63 ft (19 m) · 48.6472, -123.4278
2. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna · 287 km from YVR
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 1,421 ft (433 m) · 49.9561, -119.3780
3. YYC CYYC
Calgary International Airport · Calgary · 687 km from YVR
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 3,557 ft (1,084 m) · 51.1188, -114.0099
4. YEG CYEG
Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton · 809 km from YVR
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 2,373 ft (723 m) · 53.3097, -113.5800
5. YXE CYXE
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Saskatoon · 1205 km from YVR
large airport · America/Regina · canada · 1,653 ft (504 m) · 52.1707, -106.7008
6. YWG CYWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg · 1864 km from YVR
large airport · America/Winnipeg · canada · 783 ft (239 m) · 49.9100, -97.2399
Source note 1
The airport is managed by Vancouver Airport Authority, a nonprofit organization, and covers a total expanse of about 1,340 hectares of airport property.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for YVR.
YVR sits in Canada (Canada), whose capital is Ottawa. Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Common country-language signals: English, French. Currency context: CAD ($). YVR is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Location cue: It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver.
Wikidata airport entity: Q321224 · Vancouver International Airport. Owner / owning body: Transport Canada. Administrative area: Richmond. Named after: Vancouver
Vancouver International Airport is a near sea-level field at 14 ft (4 m), positioned at 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 11,500 ft / 3,505 m. The airport clock uses America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
Richmond is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.3 km. YYJ Victoria is the closest retained airport alternative at 63 km.
YVR is compared with YYJ Victoria at 63 km, YLW Kelowna at 287 km, YYC Calgary at 687 km, YEG Edmonton at 809 km, YXE Saskatoon at 1205 km inside the retained Canada airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
YVR-YYJ Victoria: 63 km, about 55m, +0h. YVR-SEA Seattle: 205 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. YVR-YLW Kelowna: 287 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident CYVR backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. yvr.ca is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 11,500 ft / 3,505 m
Runway identifiers
08L/26R, 08R/26L, 13/31
OurAirports classifies YVR as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Vancouver.
YVR (CYVR) is a near sea-level field at 14 ft (4 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
YVR sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
YVR's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 11,500 ft / 3,505 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2), asphalt.
Vancouver Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for YVR.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at yvr.ca, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
YVR uses America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Vancouver International Airport is about 7.8 km from central Vancouver; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
YYJ Victoria is the closest retained alternate at 63 km, time difference +0h.
yvr.ca is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place YVR inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
YVR ranks #7 in the curated Canada airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 13 airports.
YVR shares America/Vancouver with YLW Kelowna CA · YYJ Victoria CA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
YVR is 14 ft (4 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BNE 13 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta) · DCA 15 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta) · DOH 13 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta) · FCO 13 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta) · GOA 13 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta).
YVR's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are YYJ 63 km +0h · SEA 205 km +0h · YLW 287 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | YYJ | 63 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Seattle | SEA | 205 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kelowna | YLW | 287 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
YVR to YYJ
Distance 63 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone America/Vancouver is +0h from YVR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YVR to SEA
Distance 205 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from YVR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YVR to YLW
Distance 287 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/Vancouver is +0h from YVR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Central Vancouver is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Vancouver is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Vancouver International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from YVR, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Richmond
richmond · 4.3 km · America/Vancouver
Marpole
marpole · 4.5 km · America/Vancouver
Blundell
blundell · 4.7 km · America/Vancouver
Brighouse-City Centre
brighouse-city-centre · 4.8 km · America/Vancouver
Seafair
seafair · 4.9 km · America/Vancouver
Dunbar-Southlands
dunbar-southlands · 5.4 km · America/Vancouver
Broadmoor
broadmoor · 6.1 km · America/Vancouver
Arbutus Ridge
arbutus-ridge · 6.3 km · America/Vancouver
Sunset
sunset · 7.1 km · America/Vancouver
Steveston
steveston · 7.4 km · America/Vancouver
Vancouver
vancouver · 7.8 km · America/Vancouver
South Granville
south-granville · 8.1 km · America/Vancouver
Vancouver International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Victoria (YYJ), Seattle (SEA), Kelowna (YLW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from YVR. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Victoria International AirportYYJ
Victoria · large airport
Compare against YYJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSEA
Seattle · large airport
Compare against SEA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kelowna International AirportYLW
Kelowna · large airport
Compare against YLW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Vancouver International Airport is in the America/Vancouver timezone (UTC-07:00, PDT).
Vancouver International Airport uses IATA code YVR and ICAO code CYVR.
Vancouver International Airport is located in Vancouver, Canada at coordinates 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W, with an elevation of 14 ft (4 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
Vancouver International Airport sits roughly 7.8 km from the nearest mapped city center for Vancouver.
Victoria (YYJ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone America/Vancouver, and a +0h difference from YVR.
Vancouver International Airport sits inside Canada, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
YVR's curated peers in Canada on this site include YYJ Victoria, YLW Kelowna, YYC Calgary, plus 3 more.
Vancouver International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,500 ft / 3,505 m; identifiers include 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 13/31.
